1 Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is a region where automobile is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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